nylon news

4th Jun 2020

Scott Bader's Crestabond structural adhesives have got ClassNK certificates for the fire protection requirements of the Marine Equipment Directive (MED) 2014/90/EU. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, known as ClassNK or NK, is a ship classification society. It has roughly 250 million gross tons or some 20 per cent of the world's merchant fleet on register.

4th Jun 2020

Murata Manufacturing, a leader in manufacture of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, and Teijin Frontier, involved in the integrated manufacture of fibres, have jointly developed the world's first piezoelectric fabric, Pieclex, that generates electrical energy and exhibits antimicrobial performance when a motion is applied.

3rd Jun 2020

Toray Advanced Composites' Toray TC346 prepreg resin system for high-end motorsports has passed the SFI 56.1 and UL94 V0 flame-retardancy tests. The passing of these stringent flame-retardancy tests means Toray TC346 system satisfies the rigorous demands of the Formula One, NASCAR, and other high performance automotive and motorsport markets.

3rd Jun 2020

Outlook, the world’s premier nonwovens personal care, hygiene, and wipes product conference, has moved online for the 2020 edition. EDANA, the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association, has released the draft for the all new virtual gathering featuring a typically diverse, topical, and expert programme, to be held from September 23-25, 2020.

3rd Jun 2020

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET), UK-based specialist in process solutions and equipment for the manmade yarns and fibre extrusion industry, has received unprecedented enquiries about its nonwoven meltblowing systems since the onset of Coronavirus crisis. Meltblown polpropylene nonwovens are critical component of face masks needed for frontline workers.

2nd Jun 2020

There is a need to deploy existing methods such as cement co-processing more widely to recycle wind turbine blades, composite waste recycling should be improved through the development of alternative recycling technologies, according to a report by WindEurope, the European Chemical Industry Council and the European Composites Industry Association.

2nd Jun 2020

Google is developing a touch sensitive e-textile cord prototype to control music and other media. It has been made with a helical sensing matrix that helps the user control music by simply using his fingers. The touch-sensitive cords can be instructed based on the discretion of the user, who may single tap, double tap, twist or apply pressure on the...

2nd Jun 2020

The Austrian company, Hygiene Austria, is focusing on health protection for children by launching the production of children’s protective face masks just in time for the resumption of school lessons. The company, recently established by Lenzing and Palmers Textil, has been manufacturing mouth-nose and FFP2 protective face masks in Austria up until now.

1st Jun 2020

Kordsa, the global player of tire, construction reinforcement and composites technologies, has announced that its new technology, honeycomb composite sandwich panel, is a promising material to be used in commercial aero plane interior. Kordsa suggests that the main job of today’s engineers is to find the most efficient & sustainable ways in every...